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Which to use

“repartiendo” and “repitiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,493
“repartiendo” frequency rank
#12,699
“repitiendo” frequency rank
33192
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repartiendo repitiendo
Definition Gerundio de repartir. Gerundio irregular de repetir.

Where the eye mixes repartiendo and repitiendo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. repartiendo runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVVCCV) against repitiendo's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
repartiendo
10 ch
repitiendo

Visual trap between repartiendo and repitiendo

A purely visual mix-up. repartiendo ([repaɾˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o]) and repitiendo ([repiˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repartiendo is recorded at frequency rank #20,493, classified as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o]. repitiendo is at rank #12,699, tagged as averb, pronounced [repiˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 33192, this pair ranks #198,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repartiendo vs repitiendo

Shared letters: deinoprt. Private to "repartiendo": a. Private to "repitiendo": -.

"repartiendo" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV  ·  "repitiendo" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repartiendoerpartiendo · reaprtiendo · reparitendo · reparrtiendo · reparteindo · repartiedno · repartienddo · repartienndo
  • repitiendoerpitiendo · reiptiendo · repiitendo · repiteindo · repitiedno · repitienddo · repitienndo · repitienod

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repartiendo" and "repitiendo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([repaɾˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o] versus [repiˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repartiendo" vs "repitiendo" - which ranks higher?
"repitiendo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,699 in our Spanish list, against #20,493 for "repartiendo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repartiendo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repitiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repartiendo" and "repitiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repitiendo vs reviviendo". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #198,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list